$2^{n}$ Pattern Run-Length for Test Data Compression

This paper presents a new pattern run-length compression method whose decompressor is simple and easy to implement. It encodes $2^{\\vert n\\vert}$ runs of compatible or inversely compatible patterns, either inside a single test data segment or across multiple test data segments. Experimental results show that it can achieve an average compression ratio of 67.64% and considerable test application time savings.